HELPFUL TIP: PRUNE ROSES
It's time for some tough love for your roses:
- Remove all branches (especially twiggy growth) except for 5-10 of the main canes
- Reduce remaining, main canes to approx. 15"
- Remove dead canes
- Remove crossing branches
- Strip leaves from remaining canes
- Make all cuts about 1/4" above a bud-eye that is facing out from the center of the bush
- Some recommend sealing the fresh pruning cuts with Elmer’s glue to prevent entry by pests and pathogens
HELPFUL TIP: IT'S TIME TO PLANT COOL WEATHER VEGGIES & HERBS!
It's time to get those cold loving veggies and herbs planted in your garden!
Here are a few to plant now (from starts):
- Kale
- Collards
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Lettuce
- Arugula
- Spinach
- Mustards
- Chard
- Peas
- Parsley
- Dill
- Cilantro
- Chinese Greens
- Chives
- Onions
CLASS: MONSOON VEGETABLE GARDENING
While it might feel impossible to create a successful vegetable garden during harsh Tucson summers, gardeners can still grow food during our monsoon season beginning in July. The additional moisture, warm temperatures and humid air create ideal conditions for planting summer vegetables. Join award-winning landscape designer, owner of REALM and certified arborist, Jason Isenberg, who will guide you through the steps of planting seasonally- appropriate crops, helping them flourish with organic methods, and harvesting the fruits of your labor.
HELPFUL TIP: PRUNE ROSES
It's time for some tough love for your roses:
- Remove all branches (especially twiggy growth) except for 5-10 of the main canes
- Reduce remaining, main canes to approx. 15"
- Remove dead canes
- Remove crossing branches
- Strip leaves from remaining canes
- Make all cuts about 1/4" above a bud-eye that is facing out from the center of the bush
- Some recommend sealing the fresh pruning cuts with Elmer’s glue to prevent entry by pests and pathogens
CLASS: ORGANIC KITCHEN GARDENING
Veggies can thrive in desert gardens, as long as a few tried-and-true tips are followed, according to Jason Isenberg, owner and award-winning designer at REALM. Garden-to-table can become a reality in your home if the focus is on soil health, organics, and select cultivars that thrive in Tucson’s varied seasons. Learn the rules and say goodbye to your days of toiling in the dirt for a few tomatoes. Join Jason and learn how to make your kitchen garden sing!
HELPFUL TIP: IT'S TIME TO PLANT COOL WEATHER VEGGIES & HERBS!
It's time to get those cold loving veggies and herbs planted in your garden!
Here are a few to plant now (from starts):
- Kale
- Collards
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Lettuce
- Arugula
- Spinach
- Mustards
- Chard
- Peas
- Parsley
- Dill
- Cilantro
- Chinese Greens
- Chives
- Onions
VIRTUAL CLASS: MONSOON VEGETABLE GARDENING
While it might feel impossible to create a successful vegetable garden during harsh Tucson summers, gardeners can still grow food during our monsoon season beginning in July. The additional moisture, warm temperatures and humid air create ideal conditions for planting summer vegetables. Join award-winning landscape designer, owner of REALM and certified arborist, Jason Isenberg, who will guide you through the steps of planting seasonally- appropriate crops, helping them flourish with organic methods, and harvesting the fruits of your labor.
VIRTUAL CLASS: EDIBLE LANDSCAPES
You really can have a landscape that looks (and is) good enough to eat right here in Tucson. Join Jason Isenberg, owner and award-winning designer at REALM, as he discusses how to design your yard with edible plants in mind. Nutritive landscapes, water conservation, organics, pollinators, and overall aesthetic considerations get covered in this deliciously-exciting class.
HELPFUL TIP: PRUNE ROSES
It's time for some tough love for your roses:
- Remove all branches (especially twiggy growth) except for 5-10 of the main canes
- Reduce remaining, main canes to approx. 15"
- Remove dead canes
- Remove crossing branches
- Strip leaves from remaining canes
- Make all cuts about 1/4" above a bud-eye that is facing out from the center of the bush
- Some recommend sealing the fresh pruning cuts with Elmer’s glue to prevent entry by pests and pathogens
VIRTUAL CLASS: TREE PRUNING 101
Are you ready to make that first cut? Get expert pruning advice from REALM’s award-winning designer and ISA Certified Arborist, Jason Isenberg, as he guides us through the basics of pruning in the desert. Topics covered include choosing the right tool for the job, basic do’s and don’ts of pruning, specific pruning approaches and philosophies, and pruning timetables. Isenberg also provides recommendations and materials to help you succeed.
CLASS: ORGANIC VEGGIE/HERB GARDENING FOR THE DESERT SOUTHWEST
Learn the basics about growing organic veggies and herbs in the desert southwest with Jason Isenberg, award-winning designer and owner of REALM. Jason has a creative and environmentally friendly approach to organic gardening. This class is suitable for gardeners of any level and covers the basics from garden design, plant selection and planting, and soils and amendments.
HELPFUL TIP: IT'S TIME TO PLANT COOL WEATHER VEGGIES & HERBS!
It's time to get those cold loving veggies and herbs planted in your garden!
Here are a few to plant now (from starts):
- Kale
- Collards
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Lettuce
- Arugula
- Spinach
- Mustards
- Chard
- Peas
- Parsley
- Dill
- Cilantro
- Chinese Greens
- Chives
- Onions
CLASS: PRUNING DESERT TREES
Passionate about the health of your plants or just interested in being able to tell the yard guy how to prune your trees correctly? Either way, this class taught by Jason Isenberg, ISA Certified Arborist and owner of REALM, will serve as a crash course on pruning to equip you with tried-and-true tips, do’s and don’ts, and timing to extend the health and longevity of your trees.
CLASS: ORGANIC VEGGIES AND HERBS
Challenged trying to grow vegetables in Tucson? It can be done! Jason Isenberg, award-winning designer and owner of REALM, has a creative and environmentally friendly way of approaching organic vegetable gardening in the desert southwest. In this approachable class, Isenberg covers the basics from garden design, soils and amendments, plant selection and planting. All that will be left is the harvesting!